In fact, Microsoft CFO Amy Hood says on that conference call that the combination of LinkedIn and Microsoft assets will actually help the company blow away an important financial milestone for the company.

Once the acquisition is complete, LinkedIn will be a part of Microsoft's Commercial Cloud business unit, which includes crucial and fast-growing internet-based business products like Dynamics CRM and the Azure cloud platform.

Now, Hood says that with the addition of LinkedIn's revenue, plus the social network's technology and product lines for HR departments and recruiters, Microsoft will actually beat that $20 million goal, ahead of schedule.

"That goal did not account for this type or scale of M&A," Hood says. "I think this should accelerate our momentum beyond what we've talked about as our goal beyond FY18."

With Microsoft turning its whole business to orient on the cloud, beating that milestone will be a nice feather in Nadella's cap.